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| name              = Rihanna
| name              = Rihanna Fenty
| image              = Rihanna Fenty 2018.png
| image              = Rihanna Fenty 2018.png
| caption            = Rihanna in 2018
| caption            = Fenty in 2018
| birth_name        = Robyn Rihanna Fenty
| birth_name        = Robyn Rihanna Fenty
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1988|2|20}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|2|20}}
| other_names        =
| birth_place        = [[Saint Michael, Barbados]]
| birth_place        = [[Saint Michael, Barbados]]
| organisation      = {{plainlist|
| occupation        = {{Flat list|
* [[Clara Lionel Foundation]]
*Singer
* [[Fenty Beauty]]
*songwriter
* [[Fenty (manufacturer)|Fenty]]
*actress
*fashion designer
*businesswoman
}}
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
| height            = 173 cm
* Singer
| partner            = [[ASAP Rocky]] (2020{{ndash}}present)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a34834898/rihanna-asap-rocky-relationship-timeline/|title=Everything We Know About Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's Relationship|last1=Sanchez|first1=Chelsey|last2=Park|first2=Sabrina|last3=Mackelden|first3=Amy|magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|date=January 31, 2022|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>
* songwriter
| net_worth          = [[United States dollar|US $]]1.7 billion
* actress
| children          = 1
* businesswoman
| misc              = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| years_active = 2003–present
| instrument  = Vocals
| genre        = {{Flat list|
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
*[[Pop music|pop]]
*[[reggae]]
*[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
*[[Dance music|dance]]
*[[dubstep]]
}}
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| label        = {{Flat list|
| awards            = [[List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna|Full list]]
*Roc Nation
| years_active      = 2003–present
*[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
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*SRP
| website            = {{URL|rihanna.com}}
*Westbury Road
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* [[Pop music|Pop]]
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[reggae]]
* [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
* [[Electronic dance music|EDM]]
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}}
| instrument = Vocals
| associated_acts = {{Flat list|
| label = {{flatlist|
*[[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]]
* [[Roc Nation]]
*[[Jay-Z]]
* [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
*[[Eminem]]
* SRP
*[[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]]
* Westbury Road
*[[Ne-Yo]]
*[[Calvin Harris]]
*[[Nicki Minaj]]
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| website = {{URL|http://www.rihannanow.com/|rihannanow.com}}
* [[Jay-Z]]
* [[Chris Brown]]
* [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]
* [[Calvin Harris]]
* [[Eminem]]
* [[Ne-Yo]]
}}
}}
| module2            = {{Infobox officeholder|embed=yes
| office = [[Barbados|Barbadian]] [[Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary]]
| term_start = September 21, 2018
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'''Robyn Rihanna Fenty''' ({{IPAc-en|r|i|ˈ|æ|n|ə}} {{Respell|ree|AN|ə}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJP6q7XzLrQ|title=Rihanna shows AJ Hammer how to pronounce her name.|work=HLN|via=YouTube|access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref>{{refn|It is most common for English-language speakers to pronounce her name {{IPAc-en|r|i|'|a:|n|ə}} {{Respell|ree|AH|nə}}|group=n}} born February 20, 1988)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/music/2017/02/20/-happy-birthday-to-a-real-boss---see-who-s-wishing-rihanna-s-a-h.html|title="Happy Birthday to a Real BOSS," See Who's Wishing Rihanna's A Happy 29th Birthday|work=BET|date=20 February 2017}}</ref> is a [[Barbadians|Barbadian]] singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in [[Saint Michael, Barbados|Saint Michael]] and raised in [[Bridgetown]], Barbados, Rihanna was discovered by American record producer [[Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers|Evan Rogers]] who invited her to the United States to record demo tapes. After signing with [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] in 2005, she soon gained recognition with the release of her first two studio albums, ''[[Music of the Sun]]'' (2005) and ''[[A Girl like Me (Rihanna album)|A Girl like Me]]'' (2006), both of which were influenced by [[Caribbean music]] and peaked within the top ten of the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.
'''Robyn Rihanna Fenty''' (born 20 February 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. She started her music career in 2003. She has released eight studio albums and three [[DVD]]s. Rihanna has won many awards. These include five [[American Music Awards]], eighteen ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Music Awards, two [[BRIT Awards]], and nine [[Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-04|title=Rihanna|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/rihanna|access-date=2019-06-21|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en}}</ref> She has had fourteen number-one singles on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart. In 2012, the American magazine ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named Rihanna one of the most influential people in the world.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=McCartney|first=Stella|date=April 18, 2012|title=Rihanna - 2012 Time 100: The Most Influential People in the World|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111948,00.html|url-status=dead|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|publisher=[[Time Inc]]. ([[Time Warner]])|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501183410/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111948,00.html|archive-date=May 1, 2013|access-date=April 18, 2012}}</ref>
 
Her third album, ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]'' (2007) made her popular in the music business. The chart-topping single "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]" earned Rihanna her first [[Grammy Award]]. Her next albums ''[[Rated R (Rihanna album)|Rated R]]'' (2009), ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]'' (2010), ''[[Talk That Talk]]'' (2011), and ''[[Unapologetic]]'' (2012) became very popular. From these albums, her best known singles were "[[Rude Boy (Rihanna song)|Rude Boy]]", "[[Only Girl (In the World)]]", "[[What's My Name? (Rihanna song)|What's My Name?]]", "[[S&M (song)|S&M]]", "[[We Found Love]]", "[[Where Have You Been]]" and "[[Diamonds (Rihanna song)|Diamonds]]".
 
Rihanna was honored as a [[National Hero of Barbados]] on the first day of the [[Barbados|country]]'s independence in November 2021.<ref name=NationalHero>{{cite web |title=BARBADOS NATIONAL HONOURS AND DECORATIONS 2021 |url=http://governmentprintery.gov.bb/portal/scripts/getpdf.php?i=1583&t=unofficial |publisher=Barbados Government Printing Department |access-date=9 December 2021 |date=1 December 2021 |archive-date=4 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204223132/http://governmentprintery.gov.bb/portal/scripts/getpdf.php?i=1583&t=unofficial |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
==Career==
Rihanna was also ranked the fourth most powerful celebrity in 2012.  She earned $53 million between May 2011 and May 2012, according to ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/genre/hip-hop/2012/05/16/jennifer-lopez-rihanna-land-atop-forbes-celebrity-100-list/|title=News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity|website=MTV News}}</ref> In 2013, Rihanna was given the first ever Icon Award at the [[American Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/blog/2013/11/25/Rihannas-mom-presents-her-with-Icon-Award-at-the-AMAs-VIDEO/3571385424849/|title=Rihanna's mom presents her with Icon Award at the AMAs [VIDEO]|website=UPI}}</ref> Rihanna's seventh album ''[[Unapologetic (Rihanna album)|Unapologetic]]'' (2012) became her first number-one album in the United States. It won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/139431/Rihanna-Reveals-She-Was-So-Shocked-To-Win-7th-Grammy-Despite-Not-Turning-Up-To-Accept-It |title='It Was a Good Feeling': Rihanna Talks Shock over Grammy Award Win for Unapologetic - Celebrity Gossip, News & Photos, Movie Reviews, Competitions - Entertainmentwise |access-date=2014-01-30 |archive-date=2014-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131071205/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/139431/Rihanna-Reveals-She-Was-So-Shocked-To-Win-7th-Grammy-Despite-Not-Turning-Up-To-Accept-It |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, a movie called ''Home'' was released. Rihanna voiced one of the main characters in it<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/03/28/box-office-rihanna-jlo-power-dreamworks-home-to-15-6m-friday/|access-date=September 20, 2015|title=Box Office: Rihanna, JLo Power DreamWorks 'Home' To $15.6M Friday|first=Scott|last=Mendelson|work=Forbes|date=March 28, 2015}}</ref> and was also the executive producer of the movie's soundtrack.


Rihanna's third album, ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]'' (2007), incorporated elements of [[dance-pop]] and established her status as a [[sex symbol]] in the music industry. The chart-topping single "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]" earned Rihanna her first [[Grammy Award]] and catapulted her to global stardom. She continued to mix [[pop music|pop]], [[dance music|dance]], and [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] genres on her next studio albums, ''[[Rated R (Rihanna album)|Rated R]]'' (2009), ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]'' (2010), ''[[Talk That Talk]]'' (2011), and ''[[Unapologetic]]'' (2012), which became her first ''Billboard'' 200 number one. The albums spawned a string of chart-topping singles, including "[[Rude Boy (Rihanna song)|Rude Boy]]", "[[Only Girl (In the World)]]", "[[What's My Name? (Rihanna song)|What's My Name?]]", "[[S&M (song)|S&M]]", "[[We Found Love]]", "[[Diamonds (Rihanna song)|Diamonds]]", and "[[Stay (Rihanna song)|Stay]]". Her eighth album, ''[[Anti (album)|Anti]]'' (2016), showcased a new creative control following her departure from Def Jam. It became her second US number-one album and featured the chart-topping single "[[Work (Rihanna song)|Work]]". Rihanna has released collaborative hit singles with artists such as [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], [[Eminem]], and [[Calvin Harris]].
Her eighth studio album, ''[[Anti (album)|Anti]]'', was released to the streaming service Tidal and entered the ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard charts|200]] album chart at number 27. It was a limited-time free download sponsored by [[Samsung]]. It was certified [[RIAA certification|Platinum]] in the U.S. only two days after it was released.  The next week, after the album was released to other marketplaces, it reached number one on the ''Billboard'' 200.  ''Anti'' features the ''[[Billboard Hot 100|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] number-one single "[[Work (Rihanna song)|Work]]" (featuring [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]]) and the top-ten hit "[[Needed Me]]".  She also recorded a song, "[[This Is What You Came For]]", with [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[Disc jockey|DJ]] [[Calvin Harris]]. It reached the top ten on charts around the world.  The following year, she was featured on DJ Khaled's song "Wild Thoughts", which reached number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/dj-khaled|title=DJ Khaled Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref>


With sales of over 250&nbsp;million records worldwide, Rihanna is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists of all time]]. She has earned [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones#Most number-one singles|14 number-ones]] and 31 top-ten singles in the US and 30 top-ten entries in the UK. Her [[List of awards and nominations received by Rihanna|accolades]] include nine [[Grammy Award]]s, 13 [[American Music Awards]], 12 [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]], and six ''[[Guinness World Records]]''. ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked her among the top ten [[Forbes Celebrity 100|highest-paid celebrities]] in 2012 and 2014; as of 2019, she is the wealthiest female musician, with an estimated net worth of $600&nbsp;million. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named her as one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2012 and 2018.
Rihanna created a line of beauty products called Fenty Beauty. On June 4, 2019, Natalie Robehmed of ''Forbes'' wrote that Rihanna had become the world's richest female musician, with a net worth of $600 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2019/06/04/rihanna-worth-fenty-beauty/|title=How Rihanna Created A $600 Million Fortune—And Became The World's Richest Female Musician|last=Robehmed|first=Natalie|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> Her net worth was updated in August 2021 to $1.7 billion.


Aside from music, Rihanna is known for her involvement in humanitarian causes, entrepreneurial ventures, and the fashion industry. She is the founder of the nonprofit organisation [[Clara Lionel Foundation]], cosmetics brand [[Fenty Beauty]], and fashion house [[Fenty (manufacturer)|Fenty]] under [[LVMH]]. Rihanna has also ventured into acting, appearing in major roles in ''[[Battleship (film)|Battleship]]'' (2012), ''[[Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets]]'' (2017), and ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018). She was appointed as an ambassador of education, tourism, and investment by the [[Government of Barbados]] in 2018.
On September 25, 2022, it was announced that Rihanna would be the headliner of the Super Bowl LVII halftime show on February 12, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=International icon Rihanna takes center stage for Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/international-icon-rihanna-takes-center-stage-for-apple-music-super-bowl-halftim|access-date=2022-09-25|website=NFL.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Early life==
==Early life==
[[File:Bridgetown1.jpg|thumb|right|Rihanna grew up in Bridgetown, Barbados.]]
Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in [[Saint Michael, Barbados]] to Monica (of Guyanese ancestry) and Ronald Fenty (of Irish and West Indian ancestry).<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Spivey|first=Lisa|title=Rihanna, The New Cover Girl|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Sentinel]]|volume=72|issue=23|date=January 2007|page=B.5|issn=0890-4340}}</ref><ref name="People">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/rihanna/biography|title=Rihanna: Biography&nbsp;— Part 1 & 2|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Inc]]|access-date=December 16, 2008|archive-date=December 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217063124/http://www.people.com/people/rihanna/biography|url-status=dead}}</ref> She has two younger brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty.  She grew up in [[Bridgetown]].
Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20, 1988 in [[Saint Michael, Barbados]]. She is the daughter of accountant Monica (née Braithwaite) and warehouse supervisor Ronald Fenty.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Spivey|first=Lisa|title=Rihanna, The New Cover Girl|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Sentinel]]|volume=72|issue=23|date=January 2007|page=B.5|issn=0890-4340}}</ref><ref name="People">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/rihanna/biography|title=Rihanna: Biography&nbsp;— Part 1 & 2|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=16 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217063124/http://www.people.com/people/rihanna/biography|archive-date=17 December 2008}}</ref> Rihanna has two brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty, and two half-sisters and a half-brother from her father's side, each born to different mothers from his previous relationships.<ref name="ew">{{cite news|last=Watson|first=Margeaux|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20043393,00.html|title=Caribbean Queen: Rihanna|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=22 June 2007|access-date=27 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Clark|first=Noelene|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/04/rihanna-half-siblings-family-sisters-brother.html|title=Rihanna's secret family: two half-sisters, a half-brother&nbsp;— and two nieces|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=18 April 2011|access-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> She grew up in a three-bedroom bungalow in [[Bridgetown]] and sold clothes with her father in a stall on the street. Her childhood was deeply affected by her father's [[alcoholism]] and [[crack cocaine]] addiction, which contributed to her parents' strained marriage. Rihanna's father used to physically abuse her mother, and Rihanna would try to get in between them to break up fights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/music/Brown-Had-No-Soul-in-His-Eyes-During-Attack-Rihanna-69369232.html?amp=y|title=Rihanna: My Dad Used to Hit Mom|first=Scott|last= Ross|author2= Daniel Macht|date= 6 November 2009|website=www.nbcdfw.com|publisher=NBC Universal Inc.|access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref>
 
===Influences===
[[File:Madonna_Rebel_Heart_Tour_2015_-_Stockholm_(23051472299)_(cropped).jpg|frameless|176x176px]]  [[File:Mariah_Carey_WBLS_2018_Interview_4.jpg|frameless|177x177px]]  [[File:Bob-Marley.jpg|frameless|179x179px]]
 
[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Mariah Carey]], and [[Bob Marley]] had a huge influence on Rihanna.
 
==Personal life==
On May 19, 2021, American rapper [[ASAP Rocky]] confirmed that he and Rihanna were in a relationship.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hine |first=Samuel |date=May 19, 2021 |title=A$AP Rocky on Rihanna, Swedish Prison, and His Next Album|url=https://www.gq.com/story/asap-rocky-june-july-2021-cover|access-date=October 23, 2021 |website=GQ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=May 20, 2021 |title=A$AP Rocky confirms he is dating Rihanna|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57180714|access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Carras |first=Christi |date=May 19, 2021 |title=ASAP Rocky confirms what everyone knew: He and Rihanna are in love|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-05-19/asap-rocky-rihanna-dating-gq-interview|access-date=August 25, 2021 |website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gulla |first=Emily |date=September 23, 2021 |title=Rihanna just shared an insight into her and ASAP Rocky's sex life |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a37593877/rihanna-asap-rocky-relationship-timeline/ |access-date=October 23, 2021 |website=Cosmopolitan|language=en-GB}}</ref> On January 31, 2022, it was revealed that Rihanna was pregnant with the couple's first child. She gave birth to a boy 4 months later.<ref>{{cite web |last1=VanHoose |first1=Benjamin |last2=Slater |first2=Georgia |title=Rihanna Is Pregnant! Singer and Fashion Icon Expecting First Baby with A$AP Rocky |url=https://people.com/parents/rihanna-pregnant-expecting-first-baby/ |website=PEOPLE.com |access-date=January 31, 2022 |date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>
 
===Domestic violence case===
On 8 February 2009, Rihanna was [[assault]]ed by her then-boyfriend [[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]] after Brown was sending messages to a girl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/02/10/chaos-chris-brown-rihanna-mess/|title=Chaos in Chris Brown-Rihanna Mess|last=Friedman|first=Roger |date=February 10, 2009 |publisher=Fox News|access-date=May 13, 2009}}</ref> Rihanna got angry and Brown beat her up. The [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] leaked a photograph to TMZ which showed Rihanna with cuts and bruises on her face.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Gossip Site Defends Posting Of Rihanna Photo|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605588/20090223/rihanna.jhtml|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|publisher=MTV News|date=February 23, 2009|access-date=May 14, 2009}}</ref> On 22 June 2009, Brown pled guilty to the felony assault. He was ordered to five years probation and to stay fifty yards way from Rihanna, unless it is at a public event, at which it was ten yards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/22/chris-brown-cops-plea-rihanna-assault/ |title=Chris Brown Cops Plea&nbsp;— No Jail Time |author=TMZ Staff |date=June 22, 2009 |work=[[TMZ.com]] |access-date=June 22, 2009}}</ref>  In February 2011, the restraining order was changed to allow both singers to appear at awards shows together in the future.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Brown's Restraining Order Modified|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1658478/chris-brown-restraining-order-lifted.jhtml|publisher=MTV|access-date=February 13, 2012|author=Ryan J. Downey|date=February 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pepey|first=Tracy|title=Rihanna's Restraining Order Against Chris Brown Lifted|url=http://www.ivillage.com/rihannas-restraining-order-against-chris-brown-lifted/1-a-325572|work=iVillage|access-date=February 13, 2012|date=February 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thefamouscelebrity.com/rihanna-wiki/|title=Rihanna Husband, Children, Family & More|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-09|archive-date=2019-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419124156/https://thefamouscelebrity.com/rihanna-wiki/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
== Discography ==
;Studio albums
 
* ''[[Music of the Sun]]'' (2005)
* ''[[A Girl like Me]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Rated R (album)|Rated R]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Loud (album)|Loud]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Talk That Talk]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Unapologetic (Rihanna album)|Unapologetic]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Anti (album)|Anti]]'' (2016)
;Re-releases
* ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded]]'' (2008)
;Remix albums
* ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Rated R: Remixed]]'' (2010)
;Soundtrack albums
* ''[[Home (soundtrack)|Home]]'' (2015)
[[File:RihannaJingle Ball cropped.jpg|thumb|Rihanna during a concert]]
 
== Tours ==
* Rihanna: Live in Concert Tour (2006)
* Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2007–2009)
* Last Girl on Earth Tour (2010–2011)
* Loud Tour (2011)
* Diamonds World Tour (2013)
* The Monster Tour (2014) <small>(with [[Eminem]])</small>
* Anti World Tour (2016)
 
 
[[File:Mari på konsert.jpg|thumb|Fans show love placards at a Rihanna concert]]
 
== Filmography ==
* 2004 - ''[[Bring It On: All or Nothing]]''.... As Herself
* 2006 - ''[[Mama Black Widow]]''.... Carol Tilson
* 2012 - ''Battleship'' Petty Officer (GM2) Cora Raikes
* 2013 - ''[[This Is the End]]''.... As Herself
* 2017 - [[wikipedia:Valerian_and_the_City_of_a_Thousand_Planets|''Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'']] .... Bubbles
* 2018 - [[:en:Ocean's_8|Ocean's 8]]
 
=== Television ===
* 2006 - ''[[Punk'd]]''
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.thisisrihanna.com Rihanna]{{Dead link|date=December 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Official Website
* {{imdb name|id=1982597|name=Rihanna}}
* [http://www.believerihanna.com Rihanna's Believe Foundation]
 
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As a child, Rihanna had many [[CT scan]]s for the excruciating headaches she suffered, recalling, "The doctors even thought it was a tumor, because it was that intense."<ref name="ew"/> By the time she was 14, her parents had divorced, and her health began to improve.<ref name="People"/><ref name="Biography Today">{{cite journal|year=2008|title=Rihanna 1988–|journal=Biography Today|volume=17|issue=2|page=90|publisher=Omnigraphics|issn=1058-2347}}</ref> She grew up listening to [[reggae]] music.<ref name="ew"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652415/rihanna-louds-man-down-gangsta.jhtml |title=Rihanna Says Loud's 'Man Down' Is 'Gangsta' |publisher=Viacom International Inc |date=16 November 2010 |access-date=27 July 2011 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806073208/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652415/rihanna-louds-man-down-gangsta.jhtml |archive-date=6 August 2011}}</ref> She attended Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School and [[Combermere School]], where she studied alongside future international cricketers [[Chris Jordan (cricketer)|Chris Jordan]] and [[Carlos Brathwaite]].<ref name="cricketer">{{cite news|last1=Venugopal|first1=Arun|title=As a kid, I was giving throwdowns to Lara, Chanderpaul and Hooper|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1097263.html|access-date=16 May 2017|publisher=ESPN Sports Media Ltd.|date=15 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="ew"/> Rihanna was an army cadet in a sub-military programme, where the later Barbadian singer-songwriter [[Shontelle]] was her drill sergeant.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7880732.stm|title=Talking Shop: Shontelle|date=5 March 2009|work=[[BBC]]|access-date=5 March 2009}}</ref> Although she initially wanted to graduate from high school, she chose to pursue a musical career instead.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=DePaulo |first=Lisa |url=https://www.gq.com/women/photos/201001/rihanna-video-photos?currentPage=2 |title=Good Girl Gone Badass |magazine=[[GQ]] |date=January 2010 |access-date=27 July 2011 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123063012/http://www.gq.com/women/photos/201001/rihanna-video-photos?currentPage=2 |archive-date=23 November 2011}}</ref>
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Rihanna Fenty
Fenty in 2018
Born
Robyn Rihanna Fenty

(1988-02-20) 20 February 1988 (age 38)
Saint Michael, Barbados
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • fashion designer
  • businesswoman
Net worthUS $1.7 billion
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Partner(s)ASAP Rocky (2020–present)[1]
Children1
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2003–present
Labels
  • Roc Nation
  • Def Jam
  • SRP
  • Westbury Road
Associated acts
Websiterihannanow.com

Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born 20 February 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. She started her music career in 2003. She has released eight studio albums and three DVDs. Rihanna has won many awards. These include five American Music Awards, eighteen Billboard Music Awards, two BRIT Awards, and nine Grammy Awards.[2] She has had fourteen number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2012, the American magazine Time named Rihanna one of the most influential people in the world.[3]

Her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007) made her popular in the music business. The chart-topping single "Umbrella" earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award. Her next albums Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), and Unapologetic (2012) became very popular. From these albums, her best known singles were "Rude Boy", "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", "S&M", "We Found Love", "Where Have You Been" and "Diamonds".

Rihanna was honored as a National Hero of Barbados on the first day of the country's independence in November 2021.[4]

Career[edit | edit source]

Rihanna was also ranked the fourth most powerful celebrity in 2012. She earned $53 million between May 2011 and May 2012, according to Forbes.[5] In 2013, Rihanna was given the first ever Icon Award at the American Music Awards.[6] Rihanna's seventh album Unapologetic (2012) became her first number-one album in the United States. It won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards.[7] In 2015, a movie called Home was released. Rihanna voiced one of the main characters in it[8] and was also the executive producer of the movie's soundtrack.

Her eighth studio album, Anti, was released to the streaming service Tidal and entered the Billboard 200 album chart at number 27. It was a limited-time free download sponsored by Samsung. It was certified Platinum in the U.S. only two days after it was released. The next week, after the album was released to other marketplaces, it reached number one on the Billboard 200. Anti features the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Work" (featuring Drake) and the top-ten hit "Needed Me". She also recorded a song, "This Is What You Came For", with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris. It reached the top ten on charts around the world. The following year, she was featured on DJ Khaled's song "Wild Thoughts", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.[9]

Rihanna created a line of beauty products called Fenty Beauty. On June 4, 2019, Natalie Robehmed of Forbes wrote that Rihanna had become the world's richest female musician, with a net worth of $600 million.[10] Her net worth was updated in August 2021 to $1.7 billion.

On September 25, 2022, it was announced that Rihanna would be the headliner of the Super Bowl LVII halftime show on February 12, 2023.[11]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in Saint Michael, Barbados to Monica (of Guyanese ancestry) and Ronald Fenty (of Irish and West Indian ancestry).[12][13] She has two younger brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty. She grew up in Bridgetown.

Influences[edit | edit source]

Madonna, Mariah Carey, and Bob Marley had a huge influence on Rihanna.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

On May 19, 2021, American rapper ASAP Rocky confirmed that he and Rihanna were in a relationship.[14][15][16][17] On January 31, 2022, it was revealed that Rihanna was pregnant with the couple's first child. She gave birth to a boy 4 months later.[18]

Domestic violence case[edit | edit source]

On 8 February 2009, Rihanna was assaulted by her then-boyfriend Chris Brown after Brown was sending messages to a girl.[19] Rihanna got angry and Brown beat her up. The LAPD leaked a photograph to TMZ which showed Rihanna with cuts and bruises on her face.[20] On 22 June 2009, Brown pled guilty to the felony assault. He was ordered to five years probation and to stay fifty yards way from Rihanna, unless it is at a public event, at which it was ten yards.[21] In February 2011, the restraining order was changed to allow both singers to appear at awards shows together in the future.[22][23][24]

Discography[edit | edit source]

Studio albums
Re-releases
Remix albums
Soundtrack albums
Rihanna during a concert

Tours[edit | edit source]

  • Rihanna: Live in Concert Tour (2006)
  • Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2007–2009)
  • Last Girl on Earth Tour (2010–2011)
  • Loud Tour (2011)
  • Diamonds World Tour (2013)
  • The Monster Tour (2014) (with Eminem)
  • Anti World Tour (2016)


Fans show love placards at a Rihanna concert

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Television[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Sanchez, Chelsey; Park, Sabrina; Mackelden, Amy (January 31, 2022). "Everything We Know About Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's Relationship". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Rihanna". GRAMMY.com. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  3. ↑ McCartney, Stella (April 18, 2012). "Rihanna - 2012 Time 100: The Most Influential People in the World". Time. Time Inc. (Time Warner). Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ "BARBADOS NATIONAL HONOURS AND DECORATIONS 2021". Barbados Government Printing Department. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity". MTV News.
  6. ↑ "Rihanna's mom presents her with Icon Award at the AMAs [VIDEO]". UPI.
  7. ↑ "'It Was a Good Feeling': Rihanna Talks Shock over Grammy Award Win for Unapologetic - Celebrity Gossip, News & Photos, Movie Reviews, Competitions - Entertainmentwise". Archived from the original on 2014-01-31. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  8. ↑ Mendelson, Scott (March 28, 2015). "Box Office: Rihanna, JLo Power DreamWorks 'Home' To $15.6M Friday". Forbes. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ "DJ Khaled Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  10. ↑ Robehmed, Natalie. "How Rihanna Created A $600 Million Fortune—And Became The World's Richest Female Musician". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  11. ↑ "International icon Rihanna takes center stage for Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show". NFL.com. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  12. ↑ Spivey, Lisa (January 2007). "Rihanna, The New Cover Girl". Los Angeles Sentinel. 72 (23): B.5. ISSN 0890-4340.
  13. ↑ "Rihanna: Biography — Part 1 & 2". People. Time Inc. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
  14. ↑ Hine, Samuel (May 19, 2021). "A$AP Rocky on Rihanna, Swedish Prison, and His Next Album". GQ. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  15. ↑ "A$AP Rocky confirms he is dating Rihanna". BBC News. May 20, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  16. ↑ Carras, Christi (May 19, 2021). "ASAP Rocky confirms what everyone knew: He and Rihanna are in love". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  17. ↑ Gulla, Emily (September 23, 2021). "Rihanna just shared an insight into her and ASAP Rocky's sex life". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  18. ↑ VanHoose, Benjamin; Slater, Georgia (January 31, 2022). "Rihanna Is Pregnant! Singer and Fashion Icon Expecting First Baby with A$AP Rocky". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  19. ↑ Friedman, Roger (February 10, 2009). "Chaos in Chris Brown-Rihanna Mess". Fox News. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  20. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (February 23, 2009). "Gossip Site Defends Posting Of Rihanna Photo". MTV News. Retrieved May 14, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  21. ↑ TMZ Staff (June 22, 2009). "Chris Brown Cops Plea — No Jail Time". TMZ.com. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  22. ↑ Ryan J. Downey (February 22, 2011). "Chris Brown's Restraining Order Modified". MTV. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  23. ↑ Pepey, Tracy (February 23, 2011). "Rihanna's Restraining Order Against Chris Brown Lifted". iVillage. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Rihanna Husband, Children, Family & More". Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2019-04-09.

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